(a) Annual Report. Each year, the Planning Department shall prepare and the Planning Commission shall review and submit to the Board of Supervisors an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress in its administration and implementation. The report shall be subject to a public hearing at the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors and shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of the following information:
1. A summary of General Plan Amendments processed during the preceding year and those pending review, including those initiated by amendment applications and by referrals from the Board of Supervisors.
2. A report on the progress and status of implementation programs such as the annual review of commercial agricultural land classification pursuant to County Code Chapter 16.50; park site acquisitions and reviews for development applications; General Plan consistency reports for public works projects; capital improvement program preparation and reviews for independent agencies; and the development of priority coastal uses including low and moderate income housing, visitor accommodations, and public access to the coast.
3. A review of significant policy issues which may have arisen regarding provisions of the General Plan and including the annual Urban Services Line review pursuant to County Code Chapter 17.02.
4. A recommendation for General Plan Amendments to be initiated to maintain an effective, up-to-date General Plan including policy changes, clarifications and new policy development; changes in land use allocations; and changes necessary to update resource and constraint maps. The recommendation may also include suggestions for priorities for implementation programs, as well as General Plan Amendments to be included in the work program for the following fiscal year. (Ord. 3745, 4/22/86; 4346, 12/13/94)